Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Sale results*

*Fat Cattle Sale included in report*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$90.00

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$4.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−69.90

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	405	93.00	377	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	625	89.00	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.00/cwt here — about −$180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

90.00

—

WV average5 barns · 509 hd

159.90

−69.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−142.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,223	122.50	2,723	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	76.40	988	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	70.49	756	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,462	148.00	2,164	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	146.45	2,077	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	153.55	2,374	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	148.62	2,024	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,217	143.00	1,740	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,246	91.32	1,138	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	601	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	2,395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,635	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,044	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,246	91.32/cwt	81.00–102.00	1,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	73.00/cwt	64.00–79.00	969	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	67.99/cwt	65.00–69.00	761	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,077	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,462	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,164	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,362	148.62/cwt	145.00–151.50	2,024	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,546	153.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,374	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,217	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,740	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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